# 1988–89 Cypriot First Division

The 1988–89 Cypriot First Division was the 50th season of the Cypriot top-level football league. Omonia won their 16th title.

## Format

Fifteen teams participated in the 1988–89 Cypriot First Division. All teams played against each other twice, once at their home and once away. The team with the most points at the end of the season crowned champions. The last three teams were relegated to the 1989–90 Cypriot Second Division.
The champions ensured their participation in the 1989–90 European Cup and the runners-up in the 1989–90 UEFA Cup.

### Point system

Teams received two points for a win, one point for a draw and zero points for a loss.

## Changes from previous season

APEP, Alki and Anagennisi were relegated from previous season and played in the 1988–89 Cypriot Second Division. They were replaced by the first two teams of the 1987–88 Cypriot Second Division, Keravnos and Omonia Aradippou.

## Stadia and locations

* APOEL
* Omonia
* Anorthosis
* Nea Salamis
* AEL
* Apollon
* Aris
* Pezoporikos
* EPA
| Club | Venue |
| AEL | Tsirion Stadium |
| Anorthosis | Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium |
| APOEL | Makario Stadium |
| Apollon | Tsirion Stadium |
| APOP | Pafiako Stadium |
| Aris | Tsirion Stadium |
| Ethnikos | Dasaki Stadium |
| Enosis | Paralimni Municipal Stadium |
| EPA | GSZ Stadium |
| Keravnos | Keravnos Strovolou Stadium |
| Nea Salamis | Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium |
| Olympiakos | GSP Stadium |
| Omonia Ar. | Aradippou Municipal Stadium |
| Omonia | Makario Stadium |
| Pezoporikos | GSZ Stadium |

## League standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Omonia (C) | 28 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 60 | 22 | +38 | 43 | Qualification for European Cup first round |
| 2 | Apollon | 28 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 61 | 26 | +35 | 40 | Qualification for UEFA Cup first round |
| 3 | APOEL | 28 | 15 | 4 | 9 | 48 | 38 | +10 | 34 | |
| 4 | Nea Salamis | 28 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 51 | 35 | +16 | 33 | |
| 5 | AEL | 28 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 50 | 40 | +10 | 30 | Qualification for Cup Winners' Cup first round |
| 6 | Anorthosis | 28 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 30 | |
| 7 | Pezoporikos | 28 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 35 | 34 | +1 | 28 | |
| 8 | APOP | 28 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 36 | 40 | −4 | 28 | |
| 9 | Olympiakos | 28 | 7 | 13 | 8 | 43 | 42 | +1 | 27 | |
| 10 | Ethnikos | 28 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 34 | 43 | −9 | 27 | |
| 11 | Enosis Neon Paralimni | 28 | 7 | 13 | 8 | 35 | 47 | −12 | 27 | |
| 12 | Aris | 28 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 42 | 39 | +3 | 26 | |
| 13 | EPA (R) | 28 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 32 | 41 | −9 | 21 | Relegation to Cypriot Second Division |
| 14 | Keravnos (R) | 28 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 27 | 39 | −12 | 21 | Relegation to Cypriot Second Division |
| 15 | Omonia Ar. (R) | 28 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 13 | 81 | −68 | 5 | Relegation to Cypriot Second Division |

## Results

| Home \ Away | AEL | ANR | APN | APL | APP | ARS | ETH | ENP | EPA | KRN | NSL | OLI | OMA | OMN | POL |
| AEL | | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 4–2 | 5–1 | 3–1 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 8–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 |
| Anorthosis | 2–0 | | 2–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 |
| APOEL | 2–0 | 3–0 | | 0–0 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 4–3 | 4–0 | 0–5 | 3–1 |
| Apollon | 1–2 | 1–0 | 4–2 | | 4–2 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 9–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 |
| APOP | 1–1 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 0–0 | | 3–3 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 |
| Aris | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | | 1–2 | 3–3 | 5–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–4 |
| Ethnikos | 0–2 | 0–0 | 4–2 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 |
| ENP | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 |
| EPA | 3–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–5 | 2–2 |
| Keravnos | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 7–2 | 1–1 | | 3–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 |
| Nea Salamis | 4–2 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | | 1–2 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 |
| Olympiakos | 2–2 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 4–4 | | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 |
| Omonia Ar. | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–4 | 1–9 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | | 1–7 | 0–1 |
| Omonia | 3–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 0–0 | 5–0 | | 2–3 |
| Pezoporikos | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | |